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Wednesday, July 20, 2016

How to Hang an Autism Swing

Since all ceilings are different, most of the swings do not include the ceiling attachment. You should always talk to a licensed contractor for the safest option, but here are a couple of ideas. First you need to find a good location for the swing. It needs to be clear of all obstacles.

In my house we have a flat roof with large beams running just above the ceiling. My husband screwed an eye hook into one of those beams and we attach all out swings to it with different ropes and swivels.

For a basic ceiling with wood beams running above you will need.

Pencil

Stud-finder

Electric drill

7/16-inch-by-3-inch eye hook

3/8-inch drill bit

First my husband found the center of the stud in the ceiling. He used an electric stud-finder to find a stud in
the location we wished to hang the chair. You slide the stud-finder in one
direction until the sensor beeps or lights up, and then make a light
mark on the ceiling with your pencil. Repeat the steps coming from the
opposite direction to find the other side of the stud. Make a third
pencil mark in the middle between the first two pencil lines to denote
the center of the stud.

He then drilled a hole for the eye hook. Outfit an electric drill with a 3/8-inch bit,
and drill directly into the middle mark made in Step One to denote the
center point of the stud.

He then screwed the eye bolt into the ceiling. Start turning the eye hook into the drilled hole
by hand. Once the teeth of the hook catch the stud, continue twisting
the hook as deeply into the stud as you can by hand, and then finish by
slipping a long-handled steel pipe or screwdriver into the eye of the
hook to give it leverage. Finish twisting the entire hook into the stud,
all the way up to the base of the eye.